Establishment of Class E Airspace; Muskegon, MI

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AGL-21]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Muskegon, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Muskegon County

Airport, Muskegon, MI. Presently, this area is designated as Class D

airspace when the associated air traffic control tower is operational.

However, controlled airspace to the surface is needed when the control

tower located at this airport is closed. The intended affect of this

action is to provide adequate Class E airspace for instrument flight

rule (IFR) operations when the control tower is closed.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 8, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Angeline Perri, Air Traffic Division, System Management Branch, AGL-

530, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des

Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (708) 294-7571.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On July 12, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at

Muskegon County Airport, Muskegon, MI (59 FR 35492). Interested parties

were invited to participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting

written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments objecting to

the proposal were received.

The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas

for airports are published in Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9B dated

July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 1994, which is incorporated

by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in

this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

establishes Class E airspace at Muskegon County Airport, Muskegon, MI.

Currently, the airspace is designated as Class D when the associated

air traffic control tower is in operation. However, controlled airspace

to the surface is needed when the control tower located at this airport

is closed. The intended affect of this action is to provide adequate

Class E airspace for IFR operations when the control tower is closed.

The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an

established body of technical regulations for which frequent and

routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.

It, therefore--(1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under

Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979);

and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the

anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that

will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is

certified that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation

Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as

follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24

FR 9565, 3 CFR 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR

11.69.

Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16,

1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area

for an airport.

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AGL MI E2 Muskegon, MI [New]

Muskegon County Airport, MI

(lat. 43 deg.10'10'' N., long. 86 deg.14'18'' W.)

Within a 4.2-mile radius of Muskegon County Airport. This Class

E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times

established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective dates

and times will thereafter, be continuously published in the Airport/

Facility Directory.

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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on September 30, 1994.

Roger Wall,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 94-25561 Filed 10-14-94; 8:45 am]

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